Thomas Edison's Attic:
Playlist
from July 8, 2008

The audio curator at Edison National Historic Site rummages through the archives of the legendary Edison Laboratory of West Orange, New Jersey. Tune in for Edison cylinder and disc record rarities, many not heard since "the old man" himself stashed them away, featuring: Tin Pan Alley pop songs, ragtime, vaudeville comedy sketches, flapper dance bands, old-time country tunes, historic classical music, laboratory experiments and other artifacts - all dating from 1888 through 1929.

Listener comments!

Wed. 7/9/08 1:19pm
Mark:
Hello Jerry! Great to hear you back, albeit for a one night stand. I'm still going through withdrawal since October '07. Been wearing out the grooves on my 'Thomas Edison's Attic Program' Records.............

Wed. 7/9/08 2:07pm
Richard Densmore:
Hey Jerry,
It was good to hear your show again!

Sat. 7/12/08 11:07pm
Ed:
Good to have you back if for only one Tuesday night. Love those Edison Records. My favorite one tonight was the humoresque rendition of "I`m Afraid To Come Home In The Dark" Thanks.

Sun. 7/20/08 7:39pm
Jenn:
Jerry-
Great to hear you again. Please come back every Tuesday night!

Mon. 7/28/08 11:03am
Brian Hartnett:
Please find some way to continue this great program and service. Where else can we ever be exposed to the history of sound in such an interesting manner. My Edison Diamond Disc player, a family purchase in 1922 for and still running fine, has only so many slots for recordings and you have broadened our musical horizons. Thanks so much for what you've done.

Sun. 8/3/08 5:51pm
Bruce Neveau:
I just discovered this site today, August 3rd, 2008. Only to learn that all this was going on and I knew nothing about it. It is not fair to end this. This is fantastic stuff. Young people need to have access to this kind of information. It even helped me understand why every closet in my house is packed full of cylinders, DD's and 78's. I truly love this stuff. Whoever dreamed up this site gets a gold star.

Sun. 8/3/08 6:04pm
Bruce Neveau:
And one more thing. Recorded sound is an American technology gone global. It is our responsibility to preserve it's history. Thanks.

Wed. 10/8/08 4:52pm
Jim Warner:
Jerry, it was great hearing you back again. It was a great discovery today. I hope you'll continue to sub on occasion. Your programs are a wonderful source of historic sounds.